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  • From: Trevor Peterson <abuian AT access4less.net>
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  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Leviticus 16 & azazel
  • Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 05:36:20 -0500

tladatsi AT charter.net wrote:

Are there any thoughts on azazel?

I haven't really looked at this stuff in a while (not since the movie "Fallen" came out, which, BTW, is kind of a lame movie IMO). But I think the Azazel in Enoch probably represents a tradition that understands it in Leviticus as some sort of a wilderness spirit. As you say, the parallel structure tends to favor this reading. On the whole, I think it's certainly a viable option.

Trevor Peterson
CUA/Semitics




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